Franklin Cisneros
Olympic judoka
Franklin Amadeo Cisneros Duarte
- Born
- 21 December 1983, San Salvador
- Died
- 28 October 2023, United States
- Citizenship
- El Salvador
- Sport
- judo
- Occupation
- judoka
- Height
- 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Franklin Amadeo Cisneros Duarte (21 December 1983 – 28 October 2023) was a Salvadoran judoka, who played for the half-middleweight category (81 kg). He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cisneros represented El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's half-middleweight class. He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out by an ippon and a juji gatame (back-lying perpendicular armbar) to U.S. judoka and Pan American Games champion Travis Stevens.
Cisneros retired in 2010. He later moved to the United States, where he worked as a trainer at the Top Brother Gym in Florada. Cisneros died on 28 October 2023, at the age of 39, of "natural causes".
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 81 kg | 2008 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q5491357 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.